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this journal Alright, person has apologized (sweetly and profusely), and I believe it was a mistake and misunderstanding at this point. The art in question has been removed, so I'm thinking we can call this one a day, right? Certainly I don't want anyone flaming her (should not have posted her name probably for that reason). She has assured me she wants to be working in her own style, and I believe she's gonna be great, so let's give her that chance. 
And I don't care if I see a pose that's similar to mine that someone conceived of in their own way (by thinking about the body), stuff like that, come on, not everything is intellectual property, just wanted it not to seem quite so obvious/nghhh as it was to ~FreshFinns etc, ya know?
I appreciate all the well-wishes and support.
You guys are my rock. And I don't consider you my 'fans', I consider you my FRIENDS. Community is very important to me here, which is the exact reason I do try to be open about my techniques and how I learned.
As for imitation vs copying vs tracing... we can go on about it all day. The point is, if you feel you referenced something, you talk about it or don't post it, but influence... that's a trickier bird. The difference I believe comes in when you are looking at artwork to begin to understand the body, then you draw your piece from your understanding of the body. The problem might be when you draw what you see rather than what you understand? How I feel about it anyway. After all: if we're doing it right, we're referencing all the time--referencing life, what we see, everything is based on who we have been our whole lives and what we've seen in the world throughout that time, so we are all referencing from life anyway.
So let's get back to sweeter subjects, and also:
I want to know how I can help you all, and how I can connect with you better. I haven't ustreamed a live drawing in months, and I definitely need to do some more tutorials (so what would you like to see?). I want to help give others the tools that so many kind artists gave me when I asked about a brush type, a technique, or how they 'saw' something. So please let me know how I can help you become the best artist YOU can be, so you can just put it straight out of your brain onto the paper (and skip the 'referencing' part altogether, heehee). I don't believe in shutting down that openness from this, in fact I want to be more connected now.
I love you guys,
- Ceri
@Twitter | @GaiaOnline | @LJ | @Webcam | @Sketchblog
Commissions: open! <3 HALP I AM POOR AN IT'S COLD T_T (and to all who messaged, I'll get RIGHT ON IT when I'm back from NYC Tuesday!)
And I don't care if I see a pose that's similar to mine that someone conceived of in their own way (by thinking about the body), stuff like that, come on, not everything is intellectual property, just wanted it not to seem quite so obvious/nghhh as it was to ~FreshFinns etc, ya know?I appreciate all the well-wishes and support.
You guys are my rock. And I don't consider you my 'fans', I consider you my FRIENDS. Community is very important to me here, which is the exact reason I do try to be open about my techniques and how I learned.As for imitation vs copying vs tracing... we can go on about it all day. The point is, if you feel you referenced something, you talk about it or don't post it, but influence... that's a trickier bird. The difference I believe comes in when you are looking at artwork to begin to understand the body, then you draw your piece from your understanding of the body. The problem might be when you draw what you see rather than what you understand? How I feel about it anyway.
After all: if we're doing it right, we're referencing all the time--referencing life, what we see, everything is based on who we have been our whole lives and what we've seen in the world throughout that time, so we are all referencing from life anyway. So let's get back to sweeter subjects, and also:
I want to know how I can help you all, and how I can connect with you better.
I haven't ustreamed a live drawing in months, and I definitely need to do some more tutorials (so what would you like to see?). I want to help give others the tools that so many kind artists gave me when I asked about a brush type, a technique, or how they 'saw' something. So please let me know how I can help you become the best artist YOU can be, so you can just put it straight out of your brain onto the paper (and skip the 'referencing' part altogether, heehee). I don't believe in shutting down that openness from this, in fact I want to be more connected now.I love you guys,
- Ceri
@Twitter | @GaiaOnline | @LJ | @Webcam | @Sketchblog
Commissions: open! <3 HALP I AM POOR AN IT'S COLD T_T (and to all who messaged, I'll get RIGHT ON IT when I'm back from NYC Tuesday!)
Rejected 
I hate it when things like that happen.... mostly because when I was younger I traced and felt that if I changed enough, or just traced for the pose, that it was okay. That it made it mine... I never went around showing people those works that WERE traced, but I still FELT as if they were mine.. TT.TT *shame*
I'm ashamed that I did it, but to be 100% honest, it did help my anatomy and stuff.
I hope you have fun at carnegie hall though! <3
There is a grand distinction between imitation and duplication.
Tracing is a COMPLETELY different thing from being inspired by someone. I can look at Cerena's art and say to myself, "I like the way she draws arms, so I will practice drawing arms like hers, and then incorporate what I have learned into my OWN STYLE". OR I can choose to trace Cerena's artwork. THEY ARE NOT COMPARABLE.
Besides that, Cerena's fans have nothing to do with what she was saying. She's saying it's wrong to trace and claim the art as her own. She never said she isn't grateful for her fans, so why should she "just be glad she has Fans"?
Thanks.